[paleocon patriarch]

This summer looks to be the worst wildfire conditions seen in a long time. Use of the Ilyushin IL-76's in the early stages of these potential fires would go a long way toward efficient utilization of firefighting resources.

[RussianConservative]

One of my best friend works in office that sell these planes and others. They get harsh snap to reality of "free" market and bribery in US. Seem that one excuse is that planes use to much water...to fight fire...insanity.

[struwwelpeter]

On Kyiv tv news ("Pyatiy Kanal") reported that an Uzbek IL-76 with a Ukrainian crew just went down over China.

Talk about an international air-fair.

[triceratops]

This summer looks to be the worst wildfire conditions seen in a long time. Use of the Ilyushin IL-76's in the early stages of these potential fires would go a long way toward efficient utilization of firefighting resources.

Looks like a honkin' jet!!

Anyone else concerned about "terrorist forest fires?"